Countess Elena Pucić-Sorkočević, also Elena Pozza-Sorgo (c. 1784–1865) was the first female composer in the
Republic of Ragusa (
Dubrovnik), located in today's southern
Croatia.
She was born Elena Lujza Ranjina, and married Nikola Lucijan Pucić-Sorkočević (1772–1855). They had two children: Marina, who married Matej Natali and Lucijan Pucić-Sorkočević. After the fall of the Republic, musical performances were mostly held in private houses of the noble families.
Elena was the first female in
Croatia whose compositions have been preserved
She has a total of 6 completed compositions, one of them in sketches that are kept at the Franciscan monastery in
Dubrovnik.
Her compositions were not meant for concert works but rather
epistles
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written to loved ones as expressions of her spirit.
See also
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House of Pucić
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Sorkočević family
The House of Sorgo (in Italian) or Sorkočević (in Serbo-Croatian) was the name of a noble family of the Republic of Ragusa.
Name
Known as ''de Sorgo'', ''Surgo'', ''Sorco'' and ''Surco'' in Italian, their name is derived from sorghum.
Histo ...
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Republic of Ragusa
References
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1780s births
1865 deaths
19th-century composers
People from the Republic of Ragusa
Elena
Ragusan nobility
19th-century women composers